Reviews

The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente

earlymorningbells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

aerinelf's review against another edition

Seems really cool, just not vibing with it right now.

marissa_w's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

primmiiee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

c3poth3dr0id's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love unreliable narrators and Tetley is just that. It’s clear that the climate destruction of human civilization has taken a toll on her mental health and sanity, as is the case with the rest of humanity that survives. Often, the meandering stream of consciousness was hard to follow. There were parts where I wasn’t sure what was happening, but I decided to chalk it up to the unreliability of a narrator who is hated by most of the remaining population in Garbagetown. 
There is excellent commentary about capitalism, consumerism, ecology, and anarchy in the midst of learning about the daily life of Garbagetown. I appreciated all the glimpses into the past of the fuckwits and their catastrophic desire to consume. 

kstericker's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mweir710's review against another edition

4.0

What a strange little book. I listened to it and it was a little hard to see the switches in times. My brain had a really hard time wrapping around the story as it has a meandering plot line. The end was what brought me back and made me enjoy this book more than I thought I would. 3.5/5 for me :)

el_tlakwache's review against another edition

5.0

Neta, seis estrellas. / Six stars, really.

zgreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

smothermewithscifi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0